‘That’s how it works… he would have been talking to Mourinho for weeks’: Harry Redknapp reveals he was sacked by Daniel Levy in a similar way to Mauricio Pochettino after finding out Tottenham chairman was chatting to Brendan Rodgers
- Jose Mourinho replaced Mauricio Pochettino as Tottenham boss on Wednesday
- Harry Redknapp has revealed how he found out he was going to be sacked
- Redknapp revealed that Daniel Levy had already spoken to Brendan Rodgers
- The former Tottenham boss believes fans will miss Pochettino as their manager
Harry Redknapp believes Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy would have been talking to Jose Mourinho ‘for weeks’ behind Mauricio Pochettino’s back.
Mourinho replaced Pochettino less than 12 hours after the Argentine coach was sacked on Tuesday night.
Redknapp, who was speaking at Sportsmail‘s ‘A Pint with Piers’ event in London, has revealed how he found out he was going to be sacked by Spurs in 2012.
Harry Redknapp (far right) has revealed how he found out he was going to be sacked in 2012
Redknapp was speaking at Sportsmail’s ‘A Pint with Piers’ event in London on Wednesday
Redknapp said: ‘When I was getting fired, I heard a few days before because I was told by two very well known football agents that they were talking to Carlo Ancelotti and Brendan Rodgers at the time.
Before I got the sack I was like you’re kidding. I had just got fourth in the league, got Champions League [qualification].
‘But Daniel decided he wanted to make a change. It’s like I said last night, people were saying I wonder who he will go for.
‘I knew he had already got someone, that’s how it works.
‘He would have been talking to Mourinho, it would have been dragging on for at least a week, maybe two or three.’
Redknapp believes chairman Daniel Levy would have been talking to Jose Mourinho ‘for weeks’
Mourinho replaced Mauricio Pochettino (right) less than 12 hours after the Argentine was axed